New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-24

day i'm such cases The Secretary has issued the
necessary order in time to give the Custom House
employees a chance to spend December 26 and
January in leisure ut their homes Mr.. Magone
has shown himself stclkler for insignificant
points, but it is notorious that he has been less
diligent in looking after the weightier matters Of
the law.
The Democratic party has been solemnly
"warncd' that it cannot d" safely refuse to recog-
nizc Irving Hall in the next State Convention"
Now let the Democratic party refuse-if it dare
and take the consequences.
Mayor Whitney, Of Brooklyn, has got himself
into a queer predcamcnt. As member Of the
| Board Of Estimate he voted in favor of an in
creased appropriation for the Board Of Aldermen
without carefully examining the items for which
the additional money asked. One of these
items was for increase of 5000 in the salary Of
the keeper of the City Hall. When the Aldermen
ordercd this increase, however, the Mayor vetoed
| their action The veto has been overriden, and
| the Mayor is in the awkward position of having
TO explain his two seemingly contradictory acts
All he can say is that he did exercise due
when the estimates were under consideration. One
thing is absolutely ccrtain-that is that Keeper
! Dunno ought not to get single cent more than he
now receives 1t is n disgrace to the City Of
Brooklyn that an cx-prizc-6ghter, as Dunno is
should hold Office under its municipal govern
ment.
"The Evening POST speaks Of a factional fight
over the Spcal<crship, with ex-senator Miller lead
ing the forces for General Hustled. This will be
news TO ex-senator Miller-and to General Hustled
Our esteemed protcctionist- Dcmocratc-C levc-
Iandic- Randallian contemporary, The Atlanta
h. in Il tata Of
mind Just now. 1t has made n conspicuous record
ns violent partisan Of Randall and n cordial
hatcr OF Wnttcrson. II has also audcd Cleveland
! with almost grotcsquc enthusiasm Now that
Cleveland has cast of Randall and taken Waiter
son for his Gamalicl, The Constitution finds
itself in a pickle. H. avoids the discussion of
economic questions, evidently resolved TO wait till
the clouds roll by. II seeks 80 interest lis readers
| in the weather, in the cotton market, in foreign
wars and rumors Of wars. in science, literature
and art in fact in anything except the tariff.
But its unfortunate prcdicament has 50 affected
IFS mind that it cannot discuss even harmless
topics with calmncSS accuracy. In referring
to the recent Republican Club conference it says:
ont Of Tho large representation Of Republicans pres
from all parts Of the Union. but colorcd man,
Lynch. 81 Mississippi made himself known I'm tho pro
preston, or suppression. want Of expression.
failure Of impression or depression Of the negro
Is not on record
As n matter Of fact there were a dozen colorcd
men in the convention. all Of them active and use
| ful and all Of them burning with Indignation at
the frauds. outrages and even murders by which
| their race is kept in political bondage by the
Bourbon Democrats OF the South.
Some Of tie Mugwump papers think there should
be no telegraph business undertaken by the Gov
eminent at least until the Civil Service in all
is branches is fairly established on a non-poticaT
basis" An indispensable condition Of getting the
Civil Service established on such basis is to put
the Government in the hands of the Republican
party.
Chamberlain WINS. who draws the modest sum
| Of $4,000 year from the city treasury, objects
I 10 paying his Office rent Mayor Hewitt Is right
in insisting TINT Mr. WINS disclose the operations
Of his bureau. despite the fact that WINS threatens
TO remove the ChamborltIr's Office to the count
| ing-room Of w K Grace ~ Co. WINS seems to
think that hc Is a bigger man than the Mayor the
Boord Of Estimate and the whole city govern
mcnt.
one Of the highest 81 the officials among the
grangers 81 the country writes 10 1HE tribune
as follows THE Ncw-iorll Times in lis issue
81 the 10Th says: AT two meetings Of State
Oranges Yesterday the Presidents Message and
It's doctrines were warmly approved by official
uttcrsnoes II then states that in the Delaware
State Grange 1t was the Master who pronounced
| IT u logical argument and IN the State Grange
| Of PennSy lyana the 'OvcrSecr' who made a re
port attacking the tariff on wool, etc. Now TO
make these uttcranccs official they would require
the Endorsement Of the two State Oranges
ferrcd TO- which is lacking The article in qucs-
ton when siftcd means simply that two officers In
| Fat soi 81 SO "A "A
10 and this was what they rs individuals thought,
/ but for this the Oranges are in no WAY response
bic until their utteranccs are indorscd bv their
respective bodies. 1t does not appear that such
| Inducements were given" This is an excellent
illustration Of the petty and contemplate methods
followed by The Times and other Free Trade
/ journals in their desperate attempts to bolster up
the Presidents pro-Brti,h Message by misrcprc-
scnt,tion. Imr TRIBUNE has lately received OIL
cial letters from nearly 1000 Oranges and Agri-
cultural Societies, in reply to special circular
which it sent to them and the spirit of the large
majority Of these societies is Enthusiastically IN
favor Of Protection.
In spite Of the fact that the hull of the cruiser
| Chicago was thiclNy covered with marine
growth. which naturally retarded her speed IN the
s,cam-powcr trial. she attained G.S3 knots Tor
one Of the SIX hours and mean speed OF loI
knots for the six hours This was not speed
| trinl but only test Of horse power IL Is alto-
pcther probable that the Chicago will exceed ! :
knots over n measured mile when the bottom Is
| ecrnncd and the test made under the most favor
| able conditions.
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